Legal Opinion
Marcantel v. Louisiana, Department of Transportation & Development
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1994No. 93-03717PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This is an employment discrimination case that comes within the three-tiered structure established in McDonnell Douglas, 1 refined in Burdine, 2 and recently reexamined in strong majority and minority opinions in Hicks. 3
The plaintiff/appellant Allan Marcantel, a white male, filed a complaint alleging that the Louisiana Department of Transportation (DOTD) discriminated against him in its employment practices. The district court disagreed and granted summary judgment for the defendant. We hold that even if we assume that the plaintiff presented a prima facie case, the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Chris R. Plott v. General Motors Corporation, Packard Electric DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Polanco v. City of Austin, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Boston Police Superior Officers Federation v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Martin v. Kroger Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1999
- Baldwin v. University of TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1996
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